Chapter 65

While bossing around the juniors, a week had already passed.

And… we arrived in front of that room that was said to be completed, together with the Fairy Queen.

“This is… that thing, right?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

It’s a pitch-black entrance where you can’t see anything at all.

It feels a bit unsettling… but it should be fine, right?

“Go on, step inside.”

“…First, let me ask. What’s the state of that space?”

“First, the gravity is 3000 times that of Earth’s.”

“Hey.”

“And at night, it’s -270 degrees, while during the day, it’s 70,000…”

“Are you insane?!”

“Just kidding. I adjusted it to a level where Rampage can barely endure it.”

“……”

Jin makes it sound so easy to say it’s fine…

Sigh, well… anyway, since it was made for my training, I guess I should go in.

…I’m not going to die the moment I step in, right?

“Are you sure I won’t die if I go in here?”

“Go on, go on. Step inside.”

“Ugh.”

Oh, oh… the moment I stepped in, I felt a crushing pressure?!

And it’s hot! It’s insanely hot!!

What kind of space did you even create?!

“As expected, Rampage can survive even in here.”

“You crazy woman!!!”

“But still, if it weren’t this extreme, wouldn’t the speed of gaining strength be too slow?”

“That might be true, but… this is crossing the line!!”

“Fufu… You’re pointing fingers at me while being perfectly fine. What are you even saying?”

Tch… well, the Fairy Queen is right.

It’s horrifyingly painful, but it’s not like I can’t endure it.

After all, pain has its limits in terms of sensation.

Damn… if it weren’t for what that senior did to me, I would’ve been protesting desperately.

Sigh~… I hate how I’m already starting to feel like it’s no big deal… really…

“You’re already getting used to it, huh?”

“…Yeah. It’s really annoying, but you’re right.”

As the Fairy Queen said, I’m enduring the burns and pressure surprisingly well with Recovery Magic and [Physical Enhancement].

If I hadn’t learned Recovery Magic from Chubby, I would’ve been in a terrible state from the burns.

I have no idea what kind of thought process went into creating something like this, but it feels like I’ve been forced into Recovery Magic training, which is weird.

Anyway, I can’t just stand here doing nothing.

I’ll do my usual martial arts training, and then train my [Third Ability].

Damn it… I’ll grit my teeth and do it…!!

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Several days had passed since I started training in that disgusting space.

Of course, not the time inside that space, but the time in reality.

I wake up at dawn and spend 2 hours every day training inside… it’s sad, but I’ve already adapted to the point where I don’t even need to use Recovery Magic anymore.

Still, it’s as painful as ever, but if it’s just pain, I can endure it.

…By the way, isn’t the speed at which this body, created by the fairies, builds resistance way too fast?

“…Now it feels like I’m just going to a sauna every morning.”

“Honestly, it’s scarier that Rampage is training non-stop for 24 hours while using her [Third Ability]…”

“Well, since it’s a Magical Girl body, hunger or thirst isn’t a problem…”

“What about sleep~?”

“If I have to endure sleepiness, I can endure it.”

“Completely suppressing instincts is kind of insane too~? I couldn’t even do that~.”

Well, this is also possible because it’s a Magical Girl body, which is practically like a fairy.

If I hadn’t fully synchronized with the Crystal Stone… I might’ve suffered severe side effects the moment I untransformed.

At worst, I could’ve died the moment I untransformed.

I’m not sure if it would’ve really happened, but it probably would’ve.

“By the way, how about that~?”

“That? What are you talking about?”

“…You said before that some of those sensations were coming back~?”

“Shut up.”

Anyway, lately, the Fairy Queen seems bored, so she comes to greet me every time I come out of that super-enhanced version of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber-like space.

And then she always makes small talk, but this time, is she trying to drop some sex jokes or something…

“A woman’s pleasure… is incredible, right? To the point where your head feels like it’s going to explode~…”

“Stop talking nonsense. And, I already know about that from reading papers. The pleasure levels and duration aren’t any different from men’s.”

“Ah.”

“And I don’t have any sexual desires, so why are you trying to pique my interest?”

“…Huh? You don’t have sexual desires? That’s… kind of strange…”

Why is she so interested in that…?

Is she just bored and asking all sorts of things?

And what does she mean by it being strange to not have sexual desires?

“Then, try drinking this.”

“What’s this?”

“A love potion that makes anyone who drinks it immediately aroused.”

“Get lost.”

“Eek.”

“Ugh?!”

This crazy b*tch…?!

…Huh? Didn’t she say it was a strong love potion?

Somehow… there’s no reaction at all.

“Huh, huh… You really don’t have any sexual desires…?”

“Guess not.”

“But, you said the sensations themselves came back~?”

“Right?”

“Wait a second. Let’s go to the research lab and run some tests~.”

Wait, do we really need to go to the research lab for tests?

Can’t we just conclude that I don’t have them and leave it at that?

“Now, lie down here~.”

“Alright.”

Anyway, I followed the Fairy Queen into the mascots’ research lab and entered a capsule.

It’s a high-performance capsule designed for precise examination of Magical Girl bodies, and also used to monitor the real-time status of monsterized Magical Girls… It’s incredibly advanced.

Where does all this technology even come from…?

“…Oh my.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Your sexual desires are being consumed by 「Madness」.”

“「Madness」? Ah, you mean the poison that senior injected into me.”

“Her [Madness Extreme Poison] is already so pervasive that it’s practically part of your body now…”

“Ew.”

“…Huh? Wait… no, it can’t be… Surely she didn’t plan for this…”

“What, again?”

“……This is just speculation… so I’ll keep it to myself.”

Why is she suddenly keeping things to herself again…

…But actually, senior did seem to know a lot of weird things.

It showed in her actions, but she never told me what it was.

She just kept diverting the conversation, saying things like she’d train me, that it would help with my training.

And that mascot too… I could tell it knew something but kept its mouth shut.

…? By the way, where is that mascot?

I haven’t seen it since that time.

Its name was definitely…

“…Fairy Queen. Where’s Mad?”

“He… even I can’t meet him.”

“Why? You’re the Fairy Queen.”

“Because, after he did something to Lunatic Poison’s Crystal Stone… he’s been asleep ever since.”

“Asleep… So the strange reaction in this Crystal Stone is because of that?”

“I’m not sure, but probably.”

“…Well, whatever. I was dumb to ask. Whenever I talk to you, it feels like I never get the most important information.”

“I tell you everything I know, though?”

The Fairy Queen and everyone else seem to be hiding something…

It feels like everything is flowing for my sake, but well… it’s not a loss.

Then I’ll just thoroughly use it to grow my strength.

Right now, the important thing is gaining the power to oppose Pandora.

“By the way, as you mentioned earlier, it’s quite… surprising that you look like you just took a nap in a sauna~.”

“Stop changing the subject.”

“Now, now. It’s been a while, so let’s go get some food~.”

“Ah, it’s already lunchtime.”

…It’s pointless to keep talking since she’s desperately trying to change the subject, so I’ll stop here.

Since I’m done with training and really hungry, I should hurry home and eat.

“Chubby. Food.”

“It’s ready! But you’re really late, huh?”

“Huh? Ah, I was talking with the Fairy Queen for a bit.”

“Sniff sniff… Ah, this… I smell a really strong love potion?”

“Really? Is the smell still lingering…”

“But why did you drink it?”

“No, the Fairy Queen forced me to. But it didn’t have any effect.”

“Eek.”

Senior’s main [Madness Extreme Poison] is highly offensive, but its essence is a mental attack.

It’s a terrifying thing that corrodes you with overwhelming madness, destroying you from the inside… I don’t know why she used it for my training.

Anyway, that [Madness Extreme Poison]… since it has such a huge influence on the mind, it seems to cut off all other mental attacks or similar things.

Magical Girls naturally have resistance to mental attacks, but only to a certain extent. They can’t cut off powerful, specialized ones.

But since I’ve had no issues so far… it’s probably because this cuts them off, and I’ve also built up resistance from being exposed to [Madness Extreme Poison] for so long.

Thinking about it, there were monsters who did something to me and then panicked, so this must be it.

“By the way, I had no idea that the reason I’ve never felt any sexual desires was because of that…”

“What do you mean?”

“You know, that thing senior injected into me for training.”

“Ah, that thing?!”

“Yeah. It seems to cut off all mentally harmful things. But why would it cut off sexual desires too…”

“Maybe because they’re considered harmful in battle? Rampage is a warrior to the core, after all.”

“What do you mean, a warrior to the core…”

By the way, the charcoal-grilled fresh ham… is incredibly delicious.

It doesn’t even need sauce, and it’s so satisfying to eat.

“Speaking of which, I heard there’s new chocolate at the Magical Girl Store?”

“Ah, that one? It’s not a hard bar, but a soft, chewy chunk form!”

“I’ve been so busy training and bossing around the juniors that I forgot, but I should stock up on a lot while touring different areas.”

“Do you like chocolate?”

“I love it. A lot. But I’ve been holding back. It’s not great as a snack.”

“I see!”

By the way, where should I go next for dispatch… Any good places…

…Oh, there’s one in Germany.

This one’s also for a week… just the right amount of time, how lucky.

“Reserve the dispatch to Germany in two weeks.”

“Got it! Germany this time?”

“Yeah. I’ll eat all sorts of sausages there, drink authentic German beer, and have that Pork Knuckle.”

“Full of eating plans!”

“Of course. Why else would I go on an overseas dispatch?”

“That makes sense!”

I saw that video, you know.

That super crispy, yet incredibly juicy… golden Pork Knuckle.

How could I not eat that after seeing it?!

And if I drink local beer with it… Mmm~… Just imagining it makes my mouth water…!

“Well, that’s why I’m going.”

“I’ll contact the mascot over there!”

“Alright.”

…But since I have to boss around the juniors in the evening, it’s not a complete vacation.

I can’t neglect the juniors just because I’m going off to eat all sorts of things.

“Ah~ I’m looking forward to it.”

“Is it really that exciting?”

“Of course. Their sausages and beer are really famous.”

I’ve already looked up all the famous restaurants and such, so waiting is really hard.

The hardest thing for me is waiting for the time to eat delicious food… Really, I’m such a funny guy.

But even if the enemy tries to tempt me with that, I won’t fall for it.

No matter how much I’m obsessed with food, killing the enemy comes first.

[Older Brother! I got a job!]

…Huh? Suddenly, a message… Oh, what… This kid really got a job?

I don’t understand why someone who can do this was living as a bum for so long.

But well, since they got a job, I should congratulate them.

[That’s great, congratulations.]

Sending this should be enough.

Now that I’ve eaten, I should drink some beer.